Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans YOUTH MOVEMENT MUST BEGIN with Cam Ward, Gunnar Helm, Chimere Dike & Kevin Winston

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

The Tennessee Titans are massive underdogs going into their Week 8 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts and considering odds are low the Titans can win, this week is a perfect time to start the youth m...ovement. That begins with better play from Cam Ward though, who needs to bounce back from a rough performance in Week 7 that included three turnovers. He could use some help from fellow rookies like Gunnar Helm, Chim Dike and Elic Ayomanor while also getting some protection from JC Latham and Peter Skoronski. On defense, the Titans will need a huge game out of T'Vondre Sweat as he is set to play without being flanked by Jeffery Simmons against the NFL's best rushing attack. He will get some help from Cedric Gray who continues to impress at linebacker. Hopefully, we see more Kevin Winston on defense this week as well. Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PelotonLet yourself run, lift, flex, and push forward. Explore the new Peloton Cross Training Tread+ today at https://www.onepeloton.com.RipplingGet Rippling FREE for 6 months. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details: https://app.rippling.com/legal/promotermsPrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use code LOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNFLGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Tennessee Titans are not going to win on Sunday, but I still want to see their young foundational pieces improve. And I'll tell you who they are on today's edition of Locked on Titans. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by Mazda.
Starting point is 00:00:37 Like our favorite players, Mazda sweats every detail because when you make every move count, pulling off the unexpected is only the beginning. Stay tuned later for highlights. And this week's moving the game forward, Mazda moment of the week. It's Mazda Move and B Move on today's show. It's a game plan Friday, but I want to do things just a little bit differently. First, we're going to look at the guys on the offensive side of the ball
Starting point is 00:00:59 that I think are part of the Tennessee Titans future and I'll talk about what I want from them in this game. Same on the defensive side of the ball. Who is someone the Tennessee Titans can build around going forward and what should we expect from them against the Colts? We'll also go over keys to victory for this game as well and I'll cap off the show with my game and score fantasy and gambling predictions.
Starting point is 00:01:20 Before we dive into all of it, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans. Your first listen each and every day. Remember Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. Make sure you get subscribe, stay subscribed. It's your team every day. Speaking of every day, shout out to my everydayers out there.
Starting point is 00:01:37 Tune in Monday through Friday. Couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one. The Titans have a long season ahead with a lot of young players that need to get opportunities that we're about to talk about right now and there will be a long extensive head coaching search ahead of us as well. But with all that being said, again, we're going to start on the offensive side of the ball. And when you talk about who are,
Starting point is 00:01:58 the players that the Tennessee Titans actually might have in the future? Who are players that the Titans can actually build around going forward that we know are part of that foundation? And obviously you have to start with Cam Ward. So Cam Ward is my number one player to watch this week. Not only because he's the quarterback of the future because the Titans need him to be a good player for them to turn this thing around eventually, whether it be now or into the future.
Starting point is 00:02:24 But he really needs to rebound from last week's performance. And look, last week was a complicated performance, as we've talked about throughout this week. Cam Ward had some of his best stuff that we've seen on tape, some of his best throws and moving out of the pocket and doing different things. Like, it was a pretty good performance in that regard. But we also saw the worst of Cam Ward with dropping the football in the backfield and with throwing inaccurate passes behind his wide receivers, one that leads to an interception.
Starting point is 00:02:55 Like, we got the good, bad, and the ugly of Cam Ward as I talked about on this show. And I did my film breakdown on Ticktack Titans YouTube channel to show you guys exactly what I'm talking about. So like, we saw the best of both worlds with Kim Ward and now we need to see a little bit less of the bad and a little bit more of the good. I want to see a bounce back performance.
Starting point is 00:03:13 And in a game where odds are, the Titans might be down by quite a bit, I want to see Cam Ward because he's going to have a ton of opportunities to throw the football. Can he be precise? He's going to have not super content. This is what's happened basically in every game, other than the Cardinals game, is, well, even in the Cardinals game, it happened in the fourth quarter,
Starting point is 00:03:34 and it let Cam Ward get into a rhythm. But teams are up by so much on the Titans late in games that they back off on their coverage. They're not playing tight, they're not being super aggressive, they're keeping everything in front of them because they don't want to let explosive plays happen to let the Titans get back in the game, and that's the number one way to do it.
Starting point is 00:03:51 It's quick, fast, explosive plays. So they're basically giving Cam easy, short, opportunities. I'm not even mad about that. I want Cam to get reps at those things. I want Cam to get comfortable. I want Cam to show his accuracy and not be way behind wide receivers and not drop the football in the backfield. So like, we need to see that from Cam Ward. He needs to get back to playing the best version of football that he can play right now with the circumstances that they are. Very difficult circumstances, but Cam Ward's capable of better than what we saw last week and at minimum more consistent play than what we saw last week.
Starting point is 00:04:27 cut out the turnover. So Cam Ward's the number one player to watch for me. But number two is Gunner Helm. I think Gunner Helm is going to have opportunities and as my guy Jake Arthur from Lockdown Colts said in the crossover episode yesterday, we saw what Rookiee Gadsden did to the Colts defense last
Starting point is 00:04:43 week from the tight end position. The tight ends line or the Colt, I'm all over the place. The Colts linebackers and safeties are susceptible over the middle of the field. We know that Cam Ward can be dangerous over the middle of the field. And listen Gunner Helm is one of the foundational pieces
Starting point is 00:05:00 for this offense he is one of those guys that this team can build around he needs more opportunities trade Chigaconquo don't trade Chigacanquo I don't care but Gunner Helm needs more opportunities and over the last couple of weeks we have seen Gunner Helm get more snaps
Starting point is 00:05:18 we've seen Chignaquo snaps come down they're starting to meet each other all right and it's almost time where Gunner Helm needs to get more snaps than Chigahawk He's a better blocker. He's a better route runner. He has better hands. He's a bigger target for Cam Ward. There is no reason right now to play Chica Conquo more than Gunner Helm. Yes, Chigiconquo is a better yards after catch option, but use him as the secondary tight end that he was always meant to be.
Starting point is 00:05:45 Chica Conquo is not a number one tight end. Gunner Helm can be. It's time to let Gunner Helm play. And listen, while we're talking about foundational pieces for the Titans, obviously we have Cam Ward. but along with Gunner Helm Alec Ayo Manor been a little quiet the last few weeks hasn't really made a big play in any kind of way
Starting point is 00:06:05 the Colts outside corners they're not going to have Chervarius Ward in this game because he's on injured reserve you're looking at Mackay Blackman you're looking at Jonathan Edwards I think those are guys that the Titans could take advantage of
Starting point is 00:06:16 if Iyo can win one-on-one matchups on the sideline Chim Dike again needs to have another big game he's got a tough task though dealing with Kenny Moore And then on the offensive line, I'm looking at J.C. Latham. Laitu Lutu is the Colts best pass rusher. He's going to be coming off the edge, and we know that Latham has struggled with speed.
Starting point is 00:06:36 He is a speed rusher. So it's going to be a good test for J.C. Latham has had a struggle to start this year. Can he get things going back good? If not, K. Mord's going to be in trouble all day. Latham, obviously, one of the building blocks for this team, and then Peter Skoronski. He's going to have his hands full with Grover Stewart, DeForest Buckner, going to be tough, but Skoronsky is a building block for this Titans team. So for me, it's Cam Ward, Guntherhelm, Elylech, Jim D.K., Peter Skoronsky, J.C. Latham.
Starting point is 00:07:04 Those are the five guys on the offensive side of the ball that I think this team can really build around and look. I would love to put Xavier Restrepo in this conversation and say we're going to see him, but I just don't think that's going to be the case. Now, if the Titans are going to win the game, they're going to have to run the football. The Titans are a bottom three team in the NFL and rushing yards per game. have not been able to have any consistency on the ground whatsoever. I mean, it was a debacle last week under 50 yards rushing. That's not going to work against this team.
Starting point is 00:07:33 If the Titans want to win, their offense is going to have to control the ball, keep the ball out of the Colts high-powered offense's hand, and that means that they're going to have to run it. So not only if they run the ball, will it help time of possession, will it extend drives, will it get the offense and rhythm, it'll give Cam Ward shorter third-down situations, which has been the problem all year long. and the Titans must have answers for the pressure.
Starting point is 00:07:55 Luana Rumo is not Gus Bradley. All right, he's not going to sit back in cover three and rush four consistently. He's going to crowd the line of scrimmage. He's going to bring pressure. He's going to try to mess with Cam Ward, and the Titans better have answers because they did not have those answers when they played the Colts last time.
Starting point is 00:08:13 The offensive line did okay, but there was pressure from everywhere. So, Titans have to be ready for the multi-pressure looks that the Colts are going to bring, and then no turnovers. No surprise there. The Titans simply can't turn over the ball
Starting point is 00:08:26 and give easy opportunities to a good Colts offense. The Titans need to do all the things that I talked about earlier. Long drives. Time of possession. Keep the ball out of the hands of the Colts explosive offense. That's what the Titans are going to have to do. And if they turn over the ball on offense like they have been and like Cam Ward has been,
Starting point is 00:08:44 they have no shot whatsoever. So I'm looking for Cam Ward. I'm looking for Gunner Helm. I'm looking for J.C. Latham. The Titans need to run the football. They need to be ready for the pressure looks of the Colts and have answers to that and you're not going to be able to do that
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Starting point is 00:11:21 Titans fans. Let's continue today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We talked about who I think the foundational pieces are on the offensive side of the ball, what I want to see from them in this game, and my keys to victory if the Titans do intend to pull in us. Now we're going to move to the defensive side of the ball where we do those same exact things. Before we dive in though, thanks again for making Locked-on Titans. Your first listen each and every day.
Starting point is 00:12:01 But the players I'm looking for on the defensive side of the ball in this one, we start with Cedric Gray. So, obviously, the Tennessee Titans run defense is going to be key in this one. Jonathan Taylor absolutely whooped them. Last time they played and if they let the Colts run the football, they have absolutely no chance whatsoever to win this game. Go ahead and throw it out the window.
Starting point is 00:12:23 That's the number one key to victory for either side of the ball, anything you want to look at. If the Titans don't stop the run, they're in trouble. And Cedric Gray is going to have the task of basically trying to be the Titans' run defense by himself. He's going to have a little help from our next player to watch that we're going to talk about. But the Titans' run defense has been terrible.
Starting point is 00:12:44 Cody Barton has been terrible with Femiola Dejo out. the edge run defense hasn't been great with Jeffrey Simmons missing this game it's going to be even tougher but Cedric Gray has been flying around making plays shooting gaps getting running backs on the ground right now he's third in the NFL and total tackles
Starting point is 00:13:02 just an absolute excellent season so far from the Titan second year linebacker he's somebody that they can build around going forward in the center of that defense is Cedric Gray going to turn into an all pro pro bowl level player actually I think yes I think he might be that good of a player Now, he's obviously going to need some help to continue to grow and become even better.
Starting point is 00:13:23 But what he's showed this year so far with his downhill aggressiveness, his ability to tackle and not miss tackles, he's getting better in coverage and recognizing route concepts and everything like that too. Cedric Gray is someone the Titans defense can build around. And with Tyler Warren out there making plays and how the Colts like to attack the middle of the field with their drag routes across, he's going to have his hands full and pass coverage and in run defense. So we're going to need a big performance.
Starting point is 00:13:47 out of Cedric Gray, but obviously a foundational player. The Titans can build around. Tavondray Sweat is my next player to watch. Now, obviously, Jeffrey Simmons is a foundational player for the Titans, but I think Sweat can still be counted in that category as well. Had a little bit of a breakout performance in the second half last week was making plays. Rough start to the game. You could tell that, you know, he was getting back into the swing.
Starting point is 00:14:09 But after he felt a little bit comfortable, I thought Sweat had a very good game. And again, in this game, where stopping the run is of the utmost important, to Vandre Sweat as somebody who has to have a big game and even more so. Would Jeffrey Simmons likely not playing in this game? Who is going to create the interior pressure that the Titans would need to disrupt Daniel Jones? If you come around the edges, Titans can't really get edge pressure, but even if they could, Daniel Jones can just step up. He can escape out of the pocket.
Starting point is 00:14:40 He could move around. He's going to be able to do that. But if you bring that interior pressure and you set a firm edge and you don't get over it, over-aggressive, there's nowhere to step up and you have nowhere to go. All right. So, in this game, Tevondre Sweat is going to be going against Tanner Bordellini, Quentin Nelson, Matt Gonzalez, as I found out his name was pronounced after all the other four different ways that I've heard it pronounce.
Starting point is 00:15:09 That's been a really good interior trio this year, but I think Tevondre Sweat can still win some of those matchups. And again, it can't just be in Rundi. He's got to make an impact in pass rush as well, which he got his sack last week. Nice to see that happen against Drake May, a mobile quarterback. He's going to need more of that this week. He really needs to take a major step up here with Jeffrey Simmons set to probably miss a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury. But Tavondre Sweat, certainly a foundational player along with Jeffrey Simmons.
Starting point is 00:15:37 Femiola Dejo, obviously being a second round pick, he's going to be in there as well. So Cedric Gray, Femi, Jeffrey Simmons, Tavondre Sweat, but need Cedric Gray and Tavondres sweating this matchup since they'll be playing to actually step up. And I want to see more of Kevin Winston because he got two snaps on defense last week. He had one snap on defense the week before and in the snaps that he was out there,
Starting point is 00:16:03 he actually made an impact. He had a quarterback hit on a blitz off the slot and the Titans need to do that more. All right, because number one, the safeties have been awful. Like Ammoni Hooker, Xavier Woods, Quadra Diggs have not been good lately
Starting point is 00:16:19 last couple of weeks and Ammoni Hooker has quite frankly been a disaster all season long and it's not just about you know we need to get Kevin Winston going to get him going like they need to get him going because he needs to replace some of these safeties by the end of the season
Starting point is 00:16:35 like Kevin Winston should be getting 80, 90% defensive snaps by the end of the year because it's not just about adding Kevin Winston into the mix on defense Kevin Winston needs to start next year and replace these bad safeties. It's that simple. Ammoni Hooker has been terrible.
Starting point is 00:16:56 So it's not just about adding help to the defense with a young guy who can make plays, which is indeed what they need. But they need to get him ready to take over as a starter by the end of the year or at least starting next year, period. Just some other guys too. I want to see more Marcus Harris.
Starting point is 00:17:16 Daryl Baker, Jalen Armar Davis. Why not just get some looks at Marcus Harris, the guy you drafted in the 6th round this year? How much worse can it actually be? I want to see some Marcus Harrison. With how bad Cody Barton has been, can we get a little James Williams? Even for a series, just to see what it's like?
Starting point is 00:17:35 You know what I mean? Like, again, that's why, you know, I put the thumbnail on YouTube, youth movement. Like, the Titans need to play younger guys. They're not going to win this game. The season is over. The, like, the only focus going forward should be on getting young guys ready to go.
Starting point is 00:17:55 And Mike McCoy said, like, you know, it's a balance. We want to play young guys, but, you know, we want to win as many games as we can. Well, you're not going to, Mike. You're not going to win very many games. So, I need to see some of these young players get some opportunities. Now, if the Titans, for some reason,
Starting point is 00:18:10 somehow, some way, some miracle, were to win this game. on defense, like I said, they have to stop the run. They have absolutely no chance whatsoever if the courts run the football. In the passing game, they got to get interior pressure, whether it's Sebastian Joseph Day,
Starting point is 00:18:30 whether it's Cedric Gray on a blitz, whether it's Tavondre Sweat pushing the pocket back, Blake Lynch having a miracle run, Jihad Ward on the inside if he plays. The Titans have to get pressure from the interior to bother Daniel Jones. If they get pressure from the edges, it's just not going to do enough
Starting point is 00:18:49 because the interior will be fortified and he can just step up and make throws. So, they have to get interior pressure on Daniel Jones. And finally, they got to get lucky. I talked about this yesterday. Like, the coach just have to play bad. That's part of this. The Titans are a much worse team, much worse coaching.
Starting point is 00:19:10 At some point, the coach just kind of got to throw the game away. that's what the Titans have to be hoping for is, you know, there's a fumbled snap, a missed kick, penalties, you know, false starts and stuff like that. That's the kind of weird stuff the Titans have to have to ask for if they're going to win this game.
Starting point is 00:19:28 So I don't think that it's likely, but if they're going to do it, on defense, it's stopping the run, getting interior pressure, and getting a little bit lucky as well. But with that being said, time to get in my predictions for this game, we'll do my game and score prediction,
Starting point is 00:19:42 some gambling and some fantasy as well. Well, do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by Mazda's moving the game forward moment of the week. For those who believe it's not just about playing the game, it's about redefining it. These are moments that do more than put points on the board. They move crowds, they move culture, and they keep the game moving forward. This week's moment that moved the game forward is the performance of Chim D.K. the Titans rookie wide receiver out of Florida
Starting point is 00:20:13 had his best game as a wide receiver. So far, four catches, 70 yards, and a touchdown. Had another big return for 31 yards. Right now, Chim Ray DK leads the AFC in total all-purpose yards. He has been absolutely phenomenal in the role that he was expected to play this season. And I think he's getting close to even outdoing the expectations that we might have had for him going into this season. So Chim Ray DK is the Mazda moving the game forward player of the week and moment of the week.
Starting point is 00:20:45 When you follow what moves you, the unexpected is only the beginning. And just like there's more to every highlight, there's more to a Mazda vehicle. It's Mazda move and be moved. Titans fans, let's cap off today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Little game plan Friday did things a little different this time. We did some offense and defense. We're talking about the foundational pieces of the roster and who should be around and what we should see from them because the odds are
Starting point is 00:21:27 the Tennessee Titans are not going to win this game. Now, before I tell you exactly what I think the score is going to be, I do want to thank you again for making Lockdown Titans. You were at first, listen each and every day. remember Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. Make sure you get subscribe, stay subscribed. It's your team every day. But if you guys haven't figured it out, I don't think the Titans are going to win, okay? I am not expecting a win from this team against the Colts.
Starting point is 00:21:56 The Colts are at home this time. The Titans got beat by 21. Now, I will tell you, I do it think it'll be closer this time. I have the Colts winning this game 33 to 16. I think the Titans, offense is going to play a little bit better than it has as of late. They're not going to score as much as they did in the first matchup with the Colts because I honestly don't think that they have a better play caller on staff than Brian Callahan. Like if Brian Callahan was just the offensive coordinator,
Starting point is 00:22:27 I think the Titans would be better right now on offense than they are. I do think, as I said before it happened, that Brian Callahan shouldn't give up play calling due. The Titans' offense has gotten significantly worse since he did, that that was the only thing that Brian Callahan did well was design and call plays. It was all the other stuff that he was terrible at, and ultimately that's enough to be fired as the head coach, but, you know, the Titans' offense will, I think, suffer a little bit.
Starting point is 00:22:56 And I know a lot of you already saying suffer a little bit, like they're already suffering so much, but I do think they're a little bit worse on offense with Brian Callahan not calling plays. so I don't think that the Colts will score as much either I think we're going to get to a point where this one's pretty out of reach like it's you know 33 to 9 in the fourth quarter and the Titans score a late touchdown something like that
Starting point is 00:23:20 but this is just a total outmatching from every angle you know and what it would require for the Titans to win this game Calvin Ridley's not going to play the Jerry is Snead probably going on I are Jeffrey Simmons is not going to play in this game probably no Arden Key will they have Jahad Ward
Starting point is 00:23:39 even I mean think about what we're saying here we're like man I hope Jihad Ward plays Jahad Ward who they got off the scrap heat before the season his team's in a bad spot and even if things are a little more competitive score-wise because it's closer I don't think this game is going to be much more competitive
Starting point is 00:23:59 than the 41 to 20 beat down that they gave the Titans in week 3 The Colts are just on right now, folks. There's nothing else to say. I was wrong about them. Most of you were wrong about them. Most Colts fans were wrong about the Colts. Colts fans were having a meltdown before the season
Starting point is 00:24:13 about Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson and who should start and how bad they're going to be this season. And it's funny now that they're throwing parades when those people were throwing depression parties before the season. And now they're like, oh, Daniel Jones, he's the best. You didn't believe in him either. But anyways, moving right along. Whatever you want to say, whatever you want to call it,
Starting point is 00:24:33 The Colts are playing great football right now. They're one of the best teams in the entire NFL. And the Titans are the worst team in the NFL. Like, you could say the Jets, maybe, sure. But it's the Jets and the Titans, and they're significantly worse than everybody else. So I just can't pick them to win right now. I can't trust them to do anything right.
Starting point is 00:24:51 33 to 16, and honestly, I might be giving them too much credit. But with that being said, obviously, we get to keep it at plus 100, and I can't bet on the Titan. 14 and a half is nuts, though. Like, that is an insane spread. And everything in my body and my soul that has ever known anything about football gambling tells me you've got to take 14 and a half points.
Starting point is 00:25:15 That is insane in the NFL to have a 14 and a half point spread. But the Titans are that bad, folks. Like, if you look at lines and you can derive value from the lines, like, if you guys don't know if it's, if two teams are equal, like they're you know Fandle thinks that they're just the same amount of good
Starting point is 00:25:38 the home team is going to be a three-point favorite and the further you get away from three points shows how good or bad like if the Titans were at home they would be minus 11 and a half but 14 and a half shows just how bad they think the Titans are. I think if like you set a line,
Starting point is 00:26:06 I would be curious to see what the line would be against the Jets because I think this is just another way of saying the Titans are the worst team in the NFL. I actually think the Titans might have the longest line against the Colts in Indianapolis of any team we see all year. So your instincts as a better would tell you to take the 14 and a half, but I simply can't do it.
Starting point is 00:26:32 I think the Titans might actually just be that bad. 46.5 is interesting, though. I think I would take the over on 46.5. The Colts are going to score points. I think the Titans again are going to get, you know, a late-time garbage-time touchdown in there. 33 to 16 is 49, so I'm going to take the over. But you guys know I hate over-unders.
Starting point is 00:26:51 I just hate over-unders. They're not for me. So I wouldn't follow me there. But 14 and a half is a lot of points. I just can't lay it on this Titans team. I can't. They're the worst football team I've ever seen. But, as for my beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy player of the week,
Starting point is 00:27:09 I am going with Gunner Helm. I told you he's one of my players to watch. I think with the Titans being down so much in this game, they're going to check it down to Gunner Helm quite a bit. I think even in a neutral game script early in the game when the game is relatively close, just because it's early, I think Gunner Helm will get involved. I think the Titans are going to want to go with a lot of heavy,
Starting point is 00:27:26 tight-end personnel here and get the Colts out of their base nickel defense. So I think we're going to see a lot of two tight end, a lot of three tight end, which means a lot of Gunner Helm. So I think he's going to have a lot of opportunities this week. I think Gunner Helm gets his first touchdown of his career this week. I'm going with a Gunner Helm touchdown. He is my beautiful dark fantasy, my beautiful dark twisted fantasy player of the week
Starting point is 00:27:49 if you're looking for a little bit of a sleeper. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland. And this was Locked on Titans. You know,

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